Medium blue

#3b14ae

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Medium blue, a strong purple at 255 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #3b14ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3b14ae

RGB59, 20, 174

HSL255, 79%, 38%

HSV255, 89%, 68%

CMYK66%, 89%, 0%, 32%

Lab25.22, 55.95, -72.65

XYZ9.69, 4.49, 40.4

Decimal3871918

Web safe#330099

Pantone2746 C

Shades of medium blue

#36129f #311191 #2c0f82 #270d73 #220c65 #1d0a56 #180847 #130739 #0e052a #09031b

Tints of medium blue

#4417c9 #4d1ae3 #6134e8 #764feb #8b69ee #a084f1 #b49ff4 #c9baf7 #ded4fa #f3effd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#87ae14 Analogous#143aae Analogous#8814ae Triadic#ae3b14 Triadic#14ae3b Split complementary#ae8814 Split complementary#3aae14

Medium blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 66, 89, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3b14ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 89 0 32

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 86 4 38

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium blue in css

Copy #3b14ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3b14ae; }
.text { color: #3b14ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b14ae; }

How medium blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3b14ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3b14ae against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3b14ae sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3b14ae and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #3b14ae is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.